The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-14
Is HAEA CRANK 2
MarSsry RohlnsOn TsIIs a Tale to News
paper Men.
She Speaks Of whore the Release Of the
Fur Robbsrs Was Planned Can,
The Story OF Such WO-
man Be BelieVed3


charged with horse stealing. She had
q trial this AFTERNOON. She was inter
viewed by representatives OF the Akron
Beacon and tells quite tale concern
Ing the rescue Of the fur robbers. FOX
lowing are extracts from the Beacon:
\ The points Of interest In the converse
kiOn ran about as follows, questiCns
n binR plIed by different ones and an
a JWered by her In o manner that satisfied
+ JplI that she knew what she was talking
about:
{ "Did YOU ever live In Pittsburgh"
4 Eyes, sir, lived there with my faith.
RS uncle, Mr.. 0'Donnell."
Y add you live with anybody else
herep" .e
~ boarded for some time with 'scran.
on Jen.'"
"Are you marr!edT"
II was married to Jim Robinson In
Warren, Pa. He came to my uDcle's
l0use and took me to Scranton Jen's
blaCe where he paid my board"
"Don't you know that Scranton Jen
Ieeps hard placer"
81 did not know 1t then, but know II
low. borrowed $25 and got out Of
hat aa soon as could"
"Lsn't that the place where the CleVe-
land f0rs we're secretedP"
''Yes, sir, they were put into an Ice
box In the basement and some were
put In a closet. was there when the
lOrs arrived there"
who brought themT
"Why, don't remember. Robinson
,ame with them"
"What became Of the furs?"
"ThAt don't know. left the house
before they were disposed Of. They
we're there when the house was search
3D."
"When did you last see Mr.. Robin.
IonP"
n ut was In February. he put up for
ne at Scranton Jen's,"
'W4s Robinson at Scranton Jen's the
night Of the ReVeRna AFFAIR."
mo sir" t.T{
"But he says he was."
"He would be fool to say anything
sIseI" .aaG .
"When dld he leave there?"
"He left about one O'Clock on the
morning Of the Hulligan murder at Ra-
vennaP
"Did he 20 aIoneP"
"NO. Biinky Morgan, Tom Hutty and
Smith Carson went with him. They
went on the Plttsbur4 81 Ft. Wayne
train ahead of the train on which were
Capt. HOehn, Hulligan and McMunn.
They were at Scranton Jen's place when
telegram was received from q man
sent from place west of Cleveland,
from which they understood that HoehD
and Hulligsn were bringing MCMunD
through and that he must be released
at Rsvenna."
"Did you see the telegram"
Sometimes folks don't tell all they
know"
"Where was this job put up to rescue
MCMunnp"
"They we're all at Scranton Jen'p
just before that and there arranged the
plan"
How many are there In this gangP"
"There are about co."
"Was McMunn shOtr"
"NOt o bit Of It," with hearty
laugh he was not hit. BE is q good
shape and safe to-day. He IL too smaIi
to be caught. / am surprised that Bob
inson was taken in. II the officers had
been smart they could have caught al
the boys right after the thing occurred.
They got on the wrong track"
"Where did they keep themselves?"
"Well, they did not take train and
60 to city, but for three or four days
they were secveted In swamp net sc
very far from R VIENNA"
"Why do you peach on Robinson?"
because after this affair they fol
lowed me from place to plGce an6
threatened to do me up. was IL
danger of my life. III fact / am afraid
now that some OF the gang will kill me
They know that knew ths whole story
and they wanted to get me out OF
the way. / had to tell for my own pro-
tecti0n, but when did let out people
would not believe me and don't care
to talk about 1t now. II the truth is moi
wanted don't care and l am sure / don't
want to live. What have to live for !?
One thing is certain that l will never
leave even this place for the pen."
where were you going when you got
the horse and buggy which you are now
accused Of stealingp"
"That man Ensign was Just up here to
SETTLE the ecase with me but refused to
talk to him. don't propose to say any.
thing to him. / told the Canton people
whose horse it was and from Alliance
teleRraphed to have the rig sent back
was on my way to RavennR. want /
right man. II could only see picture
Of him l could identify him at once.
But for some reason Z am not allowed |
to see his picture"
"How long did you live with Robin
sonP'
"a little over i've years."
ado you hate him."
''No / don't. II could do him q good |
furn wnuld dn ~ -
"Whit sort of a looking man ia Robin
sonP"
"When lived with him and the man
l mean, is heavy set. His hair is sandy /
ana is cut pompadore. he has Q light
complexion with blue eyes. high cheek
bones and . slight defect In the
right eye"
II was driven from place to place un-
til at last / went into the poor house in \
Stark county, where remained about
eight weeks. ! then started out to work
my way TO Ravenna and got along until
] was brought up here"
"Did Robinson ever write to your"
"He wrote to me from Michigan, not
In May as q paper here said on 9atur.
day night, but In June. he wanted me
to bring my child would have sent
the child TO him but the littlo one died.
There tears filled the eyes Of the w0-
man, In his latter Robinson asked me
whether l was going to tell on him,
and warned me not 10 DO IT,"
what did You do with the letter."
''Idestroyed II on the way from ALI
ance 10 this place."
.whsre are you going when you get
AuaA - - II